Chapter 3 Storm and Storm 20th March, Northern Xinjiang, Jinyang. General Xian Yufu of Anbei went to Jinyang today to inspect the grain depot and arsenal, and accompanied by Yang Zhi, the commander of Jinyang, went around the big city of Jinyang.

The city of Jinyang is quite prosperous, and compared with six years ago, there is a world of difference. Yang Zhi said that in the past two years, due to the subsidence of the war outside Cyprus and the stability of the border, the scale and number of mutual markets in the border area have grown very rapidly, which has directly stimulated and promoted the rapid development of Jinyang City.

Nowadays, there are more and more merchants from all over the country and all ethnic groups who go south to do business and trade with Jinyang, and Jinyang City has gradually recovered and revealed its status and majesty as the first city in northern Xinjiang.

Xian Yufu was very happy to see that the goods in the city were complete and the people were all over, and praised Yang Zhi for Jinyang.

He stayed in the desert for two years and was very concerned about the Hu tribes, so he specially asked about Hu Shang.

Yang Zhi said that the Hu merchants in the desert basically came in and out of the border plug market, and rarely rushed to Jinyang for thousands of miles.

At present, most of the Hu people in Jinyang are the children of relatives sent to Jinyang by the leaders of the Hu tribes to be hostages, and there are very few merchants.

"I know a few Hu merchants, all of whom are Xiongnu and Xianbei royal families, they generally live in Jinyang in winter, and only after the beginning of spring do they return to Saiwai and the desert with their goods." Yang Zhi said with a smile,

"I've heard them say that the weather outside Cyprus is getting colder every year, the snow is getting heavier every year, and the winters are getting longer and harder. If possible, they would all like to move south of Yinshan to escape the pain and disaster brought to them by the cold and long winter. Yang Zhi's casual words attracted Xian Yufu's attention.

The Taishou Tianyu of Hanbei County and the Duhu Pang De of Mobei Prefecture both wrote letters to Jinyang, in which they also mentioned the cold on the desert and the harsh living environment of the Hu people.

Tian Yu even put forward a proposal to move the Hu tribes of Hanbei County to the border counties in the south in winter and the desert in the spring.

Taking into account the current situation in northern Xinjiang and the bearing capacity of the border counties outside the Saiwai, the imperial court vetoed Tian Yu's proposal.

Now it seems that this matter should be handled carefully, and it should be discussed with the Taishou of the Saiwai counties and the kings of the Hu tribe.

If the imperial court wants to stabilize the community as soon as possible, it must first ensure the stability of northern Xinjiang, and the stability of northern Xinjiang is first of all to ensure the stability of the desert.

The key to the stability of the desert depends on whether the Hu tribes can survive. The survival of the Hu people has become a problem, how can the desert be stable?

I have been in the desert and understand the current situation of the desert, and there are some things that I need to discuss seriously and deeply with the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Xian Yufu returned to Longshan and was immediately summoned urgently by the eldest princess. At the end of last year, after Li Hong acted as the agent of the state, in order to alleviate the sharp contradictions within the imperial court, and also to avoid the charge of holding the eldest princess and the imperial court hostage, Zeng Song asked the eldest princess to revoke the Jinyang Imperial Court, and presented this move to the Son of Heaven and informed Dong Zhuo, hoping to delay Dong Zhuo's attack on Guanxi and help the army quickly attack Jizhou.

Longshan now has only one eldest princess's mansion, a hussar general's mansion, although on the surface it does not seem to have the complex structure of the imperial court, but everyone knows in their hearts, this simple two-government structure can more concentrate power, and can better represent the imperial court to exercise national authority, which is actually the imperial court.

The eldest princess and the eldest princess's mansion are the inner court and exercise imperial power, while Li Hong and the hussar general are the outer court and exercise the imperial power.

Together, the two governments are the simplest and most effective imperial court. The Chang'an Imperial Court, the Northern Xinjiang Prefectures and prefectures and counties, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and other powerful parties all believed that Li Hong not only did not dissolve the Jinyang Imperial Court, but firmly controlled and seized power in the name of dissolving the Jinyang Imperial Court.

This court is more than the past one

The "four are not like" that the imperial court is more powerful. It is also more threatening to the powers of all parties. Li Hong is becoming more and more like a mature minister, rather than the fierce general who lost his memory and only knew how to fight.

Xian Yufu was very touched by this, and he watched Li Hong come to the present step by step. Every change in Li Hong is deeply imprinted in his heart, however, Li Hong's changes are getting faster and faster, making him feel more and more strange.

When Liu Yu was in danger, Li Hong sent Liu Yu back to Youzhou at all costs. Liu Yu is Li Hong's former master, and Li Hong's ability to have today is inseparable from Liu Yu's help.

Xian Yufu thinks that Li Hong is doing the right thing, and if he is himself, he will not have such determination and courage. However, when Gongsun Chan hindered Li Hong from occupying Jizhou, Li Hong did not hesitate to raise his sword and kill him, even at all costs.

Although Gongsun Zhan and Li Hong cannot be regarded as brothers in life and death, they can be regarded as friends who have been friends for a long time, Li Hong did this, Xian Yufu thought it was wrong, especially Li Hong excluded all the Youzhou generals from the big battle to capture Jizhou, which was even more wrong.

Li Hong did this, is it because he doesn't believe in the Youzhou generals, or is it because of some other reason?

Xian Yufu couldn't think of any other reason, but if Li Hong asked him to go to the Jizhou battlefield to face Gongsun Zhan, he would politely refuse.

In the final analysis, Li Hong did not kill Gongsun Zhan, and there was no reason to kill the Youzhou army. The reason why Li Hong wanted to kill Gongsun Zhan was that Xian Yufu thought that Li Hong was doing it for his own selfish interests.

After killing Gongsun Zan and Youzhou Jun, Liu Yu knew what he should do, and immediately gave up Youzhou and gave it to Li Hong unconditionally.

Li Hong was reluctant to open his mouth to ask for Youzhou, nor did he want to bear the notoriety of betraying and coercing the old master, so he wanted to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger.

If the person standing in Gongsun Zhan's position now is himself, I believe that Li Hong will not hesitate to cut it down.

Liu Yu has a very high prestige in Youzhou, and if Li Hong betrays the lord and robs, he will definitely lose the support of Youzhou counties and counties, and it will also make some Youzhou generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army feel sad and disappointed.

If Youzhou continues to fight because of this, this will completely deviate from Li Hong's original intention of seizing Youzhou, so Li Hong wants to find an excuse to kill Gongsun Zhan and the Youzhou army in Jizhou, so that Liu Yu willingly give up Youzhou.

Li Hong wanted Youzhou to revitalize the great cause of Sheji, which Xian Yufu was convinced of, but the means used by Li Hong made Xian Yufu difficult to accept and resentful.

To revitalize the community requires strong authority, and to monopolize authority is to purge all those who threaten their control.

Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan bore the brunt of the attack and became victims of Li Hong's monopoly on power. Xian Yufu was very uneasy.

Will Li Hong become the second Dong Zhuo? Will it become a rebellion that endangers and destroys the community? What should I do if the Great General also embarks on the path of usurpation?

Those who came to greet Xian Yufu were Yu Peng and Chen Hao.

"When you go out for ten days, do you think about Kansai and Jizhou every day?" Yu Peng asked with a smile.

Xian Yufu smiled,

"Good news?"

"Yes, the general defeated Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan at Jieqiao, and has basically occupied most of Jizhou." Chen Hao said excitedly,

"Lord Xu defeated Niu Fu in Kansai, and the army is advancing to Tongguan." Xian Yufu was overjoyed when he heard this, and his whole body was relaxed for a while, and the fatigue of running around for days disappeared in an instant.

"What about Hedong? Lord Zhang Baiqi, does there be good news? ”

"Although Duan Xuan and Bao Hong attacked in turn, due to the lack of troops, they could not cross the Yellow River, and Pubanjin was still in our hands." Yu Peng said,

"Master Zhang Baiqi came to the book and said that if he was given another 10,000 soldiers, he could cross the Yellow River." Xian Yufu rushed into the big tent to meet the eldest princess, and exchanged greetings with Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Zhao Qi, Li Wei and other ministers, and then briefly talked about the situation of inspecting Taiyuan and Shangdang counties.

The eldest princess asked him to sit down. Li Wei told him about the Jizhou battlefield and the Kansai battlefield,

"The situation on the Kansai battlefield has been controlled by us, and the army can advance and retreat freely, and there is no need to worry about the future. It will take some time for the Jizhou battlefield to end, and as for when it will end, it mainly depends on the movements of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army and the next countermeasures to be taken by Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao. ”

"Gongsun Chan is almost completely wiped out, what countermeasures does he have besides withdrawing to Qingzhou?" Xian Yufu asked strangely.

Hearing that Gongsun Chan broke through from the boundary bridge, Xian Yufu's mood suddenly improved a lot. The two have been friends for more than ten years, and now they have suddenly become enemies of life and death, Xian Yufu is very helpless, he hopes that Gongsun Chan can live.

Although he also knew that Gongsun Zhan's continued life would bring great trouble to the imperial court and Northern Xinjiang, this kind of personal affection could not be explained.

He suddenly understood Li Hong's thoughts, Li Hong did not let the Youzhou generals go to Jizhou, probably based on this worry.

Once personal feelings affect the battle situation, the consequences are unimaginable. Li Wei rubbed his hands with a cramped expression, avoiding Xian Yufu's gaze.

Xian Yufu suddenly thought of something, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared,

"The general wants to drive Gongsun Chan back to Youzhou?"

"How the battle in Jizhou should be fought is the general's business, and we should not interfere." Lu Zhi said,

"At present, part of the Northern Xinjiang Army is in Yecheng, and it is being led by Liyi to advance southward, preparing to occupy the entire territory of Wei County, and part is besieging Ganling City. If Bo Jue does not take the initiative to withdraw from Jizhou, I am afraid that the possibility of him crossing the Yellow River south will be very small. Xian Yufu's face was ugly, very resentful, very helpless, and very sad, he didn't know what to do?

Gongsun Zhan's temper he knows, this person is very tenacious, never admit defeat, don't beat him down, he will never leave Jizhou.

The general will definitely have to fight him again. It's just that after this battle, it is impossible for Gongsun Chan to withdraw across the Yellow River, because the general urgently needs to take Youzhou in the shortest possible time, and he must drive Gongsun Chan back to Youzhou no matter what, so as to find an excuse to attack Youzhou.

The war in Youzhou is going to be raging, and the people of Youzhou are going to suffer.

"Lord Lu, you have a deep relationship with Lord Taifu, and you are Bo Jue's teacher, and the general also admires you, you can come forward......" Lu Zhi shook his hand and interrupted Xian Yufu's words,

"Yu Xing, this time and that time, do you see when it is now? If we, as the people who formulate and implement the revitalization policy, cannot faithfully implement the strategy we have set, then what society will we save? What kind of big man is Zhongxing? "When Gongsun Chan was young, he was a student of Lu Zhi, and presumably Lu Zhi also knew Gongsun Chan's personality, so he directly pointed out just now that if Gongsun Chan did not take the initiative to withdraw to Qingzhou, the battle in Youzhou would be inevitable.

At this moment, he categorically refused to intervene to mediate, which shows that he is very supportive of what the general has done. Xian Yufu sighed and stopped talking.

This matter has already involved the great cause of saving the society, and it is really inappropriate for a general to say anything against it.

No matter from that point of view, I must resolutely stand on the side of the eldest princess, the imperial court, and the general.

The hussar general Li Hong asked the eldest princess and the imperial court to immediately send ministers to Jizhou to pacify the county and settle the displaced people in Tuntian.

After the eldest princess discussed with the ministers, she immediately sent Cui Lie, Ma Riyan, Yuan Peng, Chen Ji, Yang Qi, Huang Yue, Ma Feng, Li Li and other ministers to Jizhou quickly.

Some of these ministers are from Jizhou, with deep roots in Jizhou and many children of the clan; Some are famous people who are famous all over the world, and many of the officials in the Jizhou provinces are their protégés.

There are also ministers who are originally officials of Jizhou Prefecture and are familiar with Jizhou affairs, so they are just familiar with the way, and they can get twice the result with half the effort.

The last thing in the court was the rush of Song Wen, the Taishou of Beidi County. Song Wen said in the recital that the Qianghu tribes who lived in the north and south of Helan Mountain successively had thousands of iron horsemen descending south to Anding County.

After they crossed the Yellow River, they quickly disappeared. Song Wen was worried that something was going to happen to Xiliang, so he specially went to the table to warn him.

Zhang Wen sighed: "There are only a handful of people in Xiliang who can invite Qianghu, and there is no one else except Han Sui and Ma Teng. It is estimated that Han Sui and Ma Teng will send troops to attack Sanfu again. ”

"If Han Sui and Ma Teng can send troops at this time, they will help us." Li Wei smiled,

"As long as we can hold out in Kansai for a few more months, the war in Jizhou is expected to end completely." Xian Yufu's expression was very worried,

"Immediately hurriedly told the Mobei Protectorate with an eight-hundred-mile fast ride, and asked Pang De to see if Xian Lingqiang, Huangzhong Qiang and Dongqiang also sent iron horses south. We have long said that without the decree of the Son of Heaven and the military order of the hussar general, no one can levy iron cavalry from the Hu tribes in the desert, and the Hu tribes cannot raise troops at will, otherwise they will be guilty of rebellion. ”

"The desert is vast, and the Hu people's habitat is uncertain, and the various ethnic groups are often hundreds or even thousands of miles apart. If their iron horsemen deliberately conceal our southward journey, who knows? Zhang Fan smiled bitterly,

"At this time, we have too few garrisons in the desert, so we should turn a blind eye and don't have nothing to do."

"This is related to the safety of northern Xinjiang and the tranquility of border counties, how can you not investigate?" Xian Yufu said sternly,

"It must be investigated, and if the facts are conclusive, they should be severely punished."

"The top priority is the war in Jizhou." Lu Zhi also persuaded,

"The Mobei Protectorate just needs to make sure that the desert is calm. After all, the Hu people are Hu people, barbaric and vulgar, and it is impossible for them to obey the orders of the Han Dynasty. I'll put this matter aside for the time being. ”

"At present, we only have five thousand Fengyun Iron Horsemen in the desert, and if things get bigger, it may affect the battle situation in Jizhou." Zhang Wen also persuaded,

"Although the general has defeated Gongsun Chan in Jizhou, the situation in Jizhou is still very serious, especially the threat of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army to Jizhou. As long as this threat is not eliminated, the fighting in Jizhou will not stop. "Yu Fu is very resolute,

"It has to be checked immediately. Once this wind spreads, wars may break out in the desert and border counties, and our great cause of saving the community may also be delayed. The ministers were speechless.

In March, Yanzhou East County, Dongwuyang. Surrounded by a group of guards, Yu Poison and Zheng Gu rushed to the bank of the Yellow River.

As early as February, the Montenegrin Yellow Turban Army had already reached the area of Liyang and Dunqiu, and was ready to wait for the Yellow River to open and then cross the river to the south to join the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

But just as they were about to cross the river, news came that the Northern Frontier Army, the Jizhou Army and the Youzhou Army were fighting fiercely in the area of the Jieqiao.

Yu Yu immediately changed his mind, gave up crossing the river, and led his army all the way east along the north bank of the Yellow River.

At the same time, Yu Poison sent someone to urgently inform Sima Ju that the Northern Xinjiang Army, the Jizhou Army and the Youzhou Army are fighting fiercely at the boundary bridge, no matter who wins or loses in the three parties, they will be greatly injured in the end, this is the best opportunity for us to capture Jizhou, please take the men and horses to cross the river to the north quickly.

After receiving Yu Poison's letter, the garrison of the Liyang Shelter Pavilion immediately followed up, but was immediately attacked by Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun.

Yu poison returned to the army to rescue. Seeing that he was invincible, Cao Cao hurriedly withdrew from the siege. Yu Poison and Su Gu joined forces and continued to march eastward, but unexpectedly met Yuan Shao's Jizhou army at Wuxiu Pavilion, which was forty miles away from Dunqiu.

The Yellow Turban Army fought bloodily under the attack of Yuan Shao's Jizhou Army in front and Cao Cao's Dongjun Army in the back.

At that time, Yuan Shao had just escaped from the Great River, and the soldiers of the whole army were exhausted after traveling more than 200 miles.

The Jizhou army couldn't resist and let the Yellow Turban Army kill Dongwuyang. After Yuan Shao and Cao Cao met, they were replenished with grain and grass, and the soldiers finally had food.

Yuan Shao told Cao Cao his thoughts again, after Li Hong and Gongsun Zan were both defeated, the Yellow Turban Army was very likely to go north to attack Jizhou, at this time there was no point in attacking Yu Poison, it was better to go to Hanoi County to meet Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang, besiege the Yellow Turban Army stationed in Montenegro, and put an end to Yu Poison and Gu Lao's nest.

Yu Poison lost his foothold, and he had to fight Jizhou with an iron heart. When Li Hong is entangled by Gongsun Zan and the Yellow Turban Army, and he is powerless to take care of him, I can take the opportunity to enter Luoyang, and you will go to Yanzhou to meet Liu Dai, Bao Xin and others to kill the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

Cao Cao agreed to Yuan Shao's suggestion and immediately led a large army with Yuan Shao to kill Montenegro in Hanoi County. Cao Cao felt that Luoyang was a place of four wars, which was not conducive to future development, and he suggested that Yuan Shao first occupy Yuzhou, and then drive Yuan Shu away with Liu Biao, so that Yuan Shao could quickly recover his strength.

After his strength was restored, Yuan Shao could join forces with Wang Kuang Zhang Yang of Hanoi, Liu Dai and Zhang Miao of Yanzhou to besiege Luoyang again.

Yuan Shao said with a smile that if nothing else, there would have been a fight in Jingzhou and Yuzhou. Yuan Tan and Gao Gan should be attacking Yang Zhai City now, fighting fiercely with Sun Ben.

Liu Biao should be attacking Nanyang and fighting fiercely with Yuan Shu. I just need to choose an opportune time to attack Luoyang.

As for Dong Zhuo, as long as I have a heavy army stationed at Hangu Pass, he will not want to step into the Kanto region. Cao Cao greatly admired Yuan Shao's plan.

Behind Yuan Shao, there are several states and counties such as Jing, Yu, Yan, Yang, and Xu, and they have such a huge strength, given time, not to mention blocking Dong Zhuo, even if they enter the Guanzhong, it is a matter of effort.

After Yu Poison and Zhenggu led their troops to capture Dongwuyang, they immediately fought continuously in the areas of Fagan and Leping, trying to gain a firm foothold, and sent people to contact Sima Ju, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, several times, begging him to immediately lead his army north.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army did not reply for a long time. Sima Ju, Xu He, Guan Cheng, Wu Ba and other leaders of the Yellow Turban Army had great differences on the matter of going north to attack Jizhou, and everyone had a fierce debate.

Xu He and Wu Ba had just been defeated at Dongguang last year, leaving 300,000 Yellow Turban troops on the north bank of the Yellow River.

The two thought that they should take advantage of the fierce battle between Gongsun Zhan, Tian Kai and others and Li Hong, and immediately turn back to take back the counties in the north of Qingzhou.

Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. Whether Gongsun Chan is defeated or defeated, Tian Kai and Liu Bei will return to Qingzhou immediately, and it will be too late to fight Qingzhou at that time.

Guan Cheng also did not agree to go north. Whether it is Gongsun Zhan or Li Hong, they are all famous generals in Northern Xinjiang, and we can't afford to provoke any of them.

Especially Li Hong, who once defeated Zhang Niujiao, Zhang Chun and other Yellow Turban armies, and now he has an army of 100,000 under his command, even if he and Gongsun Chan are defeated, with his strength, he can still beat us and flee.

However, he also did not agree to go to Qingzhou. Gongsun Chan and Li Hong will definitely lose. After Gongsun Zan was defeated, he fled to Youzhou, the road was too far, and it was easy to be caught up by Li Hong, so he would choose the nearest road and cross the river to flee to Qingzhou.

If we fight Gongsun Chan again in Qingzhou, how sure are we that we will defeat him? Even if we defeat Gongsun Zhan, it is a fact that Qingzhou is short of food, and it is still difficult for us to persevere.

Guan Cheng suggested that he should go to Xuzhou, and then fight all the way down, and it would be better to hit Yangzhou, so that everyone could have a full stomach.

Xuzhou and Yangzhou did not have as strong troops and invincible iron cavalry as the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Youzhou Army, and the Yellow Turban Army had a much greater certainty of attacking the city.

Sima Ju was also reluctant to cross the river to fight Jizhou. Sima Ju is not afraid of Gongsun Zhan, he is afraid of Li Hong. In the Battle of Dongguang, the Yellow Turban Army was defeated by Gongsun Zhan, not because they couldn't beat him, but because they were too unlucky, and the timing of their withdrawal was not grasped well, resulting in the annihilation of the whole army.

Li Hong's record is too prominent, and the army in northern Xinjiang is also invincible and invincible, and the Yellow Turban Army will definitely not be able to defeat it.

If Li Hong was not powerful, why should Zhang Yan, the marshal of the Yellow Turban Army, be cared for? Since the Yellow Turban Army remained to fight south of the Yellow River, it was to use Mount Tai as a foundation to attack Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

As for hitting Yangzhou, like He Yi and Liu Pi who hit Yuzhou, Sima Ju was unwilling. The lone army is deep, and if you fight well, you can still persevere, and if you don't fight well, the whole army will be annihilated, and Sima Ju is unwilling to take this risk.

In the end, Sima Ju's opinion prevailed, and the Yellow Turban Army immediately fought in the direction of Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou with Taishan as the center.

In order to persuade Yu Poison and Zhengu to abandon their plan to capture Jizhou, Sima Ju personally rushed to Dongwuyang.

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